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“Is there anyone in your family who might know the truth?” the shopkeeper asked. Maria hesitated, thinking of her mother, who had passed years ago, and her estranged relatives, most of whom she’d lost touch with. “Not really,” she said, her voice small. “My grandmother was the last one who could’ve known anything about this.” The weight of the revelation pressed down on her, and she felt a knot of guilt tighten in her chest.
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